Les2Alpes was due to hold its Enjoy The Glacier festival over the weekend of 27th and 28th October.

The festival would have included free ski and snowboard tests, pro-rider demos and competitions.

The event will now have a summer theme and has been re-branded Enjoy Les2Alpes.

Re-branded as Enjoy Les2Alpes

The resort announced the decision to cancel the glacier opening for snowsports on its Facebook page, attempting to make the best of the situation by encouraging people to go along and enjoy mountain biking and other activities:

The Security Commission decided that it is impossible to open the glacier to the skiers because of high temperatures and lack of natural snow, as everywhere in Europe.

So we offer you many other activities and animations for this holiday, including MTB, e-MTB, skate, trail running, swimming pool, cinema, going on the glacier as a pedestrian to discover backstage... and much more!

Les2Alpes has traditionally opened its glacier for skiing and snowboarding for around 10 days in October before closing again until the start of the season proper in December, but this is the second year in a row that the weather has disrupted its plans: